Let ‘civilians, children’ leave: Pope begs for immediate truce in Syria
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria, calling for… Read More
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Russian jets resume heavy bombing of eastern Aleppo
SYRIA: Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Tuesday after several days… Read More
9 years ago
Russian jets resume heavy bombing of Aleppo: monitor
ALEPPO: Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Tuesday after several days… Read More
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France’s Hollande warns against veto of Syria UN resolution`
PARIS: France's President Francois Hollande warned on Saturday against a veto of a French-drafted UN Security… Read More
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Syria announces surprise easing of Aleppo assault
ALEPPO: Syria's military announced Wednesday it was scaling back its bombardment of rebels in devastated… Read More
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Syria peace efforts must continue despite break with Russia: Kerry
BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday efforts to end Syria's war… Read More
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Young Syrian swimmer and her brother killed in Aleppo shelling
ALEPPO: Heavy shelling in Aleppo killed a young Syrian swimmer and her 12-year-old brother in… Read More
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Russian jets pound Aleppo as US clings to diplomacy
AMMAN: Russian war planes struck rebel-held areas north of Aleppo on Saturday as the army… Read More
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US-Russia talks on verge of ending as Aleppo faces catastrophe
WASHINGTON: The United States warned Thursday that it is on the brink of ending talks… Read More
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Aleppo humanitarian catastrophe ‘unlike any’ in Syria: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations aid chief warned on Thursday that Aleppo faces a humanitarian… Read More
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Syria hospital attacks are ‘war crimes’: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks Wednesday on the two largest hospitals… Read More
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Syrian army retakes Aleppo district as bombs rain down
DAMASCUS: Syria's army took control of a rebel-held district in central Aleppo on Tuesday, after… Read More
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Hospitals overwhelmed by wounded in Aleppo as Russia ignores Western pleas
BEIRUT: Medical supplies were running out in the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo, with victims… Read More
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US accuses Russia of ‘barbarism’ over Aleppo bombardment
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The US accused Moscow of "barbarism" over the worsening carnage in… Read More
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France at UN says war crimes committed in Syria’s Aleppo
UNITED NATIONS: France's envoy to the United Nations asserted Sunday that war crimes were being… Read More
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Syria’s Aleppo reels from air strikes, UN chief ‘appalled’
ALEPPO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was "appalled by the chilling military escalation"… Read More
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Red Cross postpones aid convoys after Aleppo attack
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Aid convoys for four Syrian towns will be postponed as staff reassesses security… Read More
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Aid for Syria stuck with rising violence undermining truce
ALEPPO: Aid for the divided Syrian city of Aleppo was stuck on the Turkish border… Read More
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‘Dozens choke’ in Syria Aleppo after barrel bomb attacks
BEIRUT, LEBANON: Dozens of people had to be treated for breathing problems in the Syrian… Read More
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Islamic State says its spokesman killed in Syria: Amaq News
ALEPPO: Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, one of the militant group's longest-serving and most prominent… Read More
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